Maya Arce v. John Huppenthal Oral Argument

2015-01-14T22:54:59-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/c59/20150114225605001_hd.jpgA three-judge panel at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in Maya Arce v. John Huppenthal, on the constitutionality of Arizona’s ban on ethnic studies programs in public schools. The ban led to a dismantling of a Mexican-American studies program in the Tucson Unified School District. A group of students sued, arguing the law was overly broad, discriminatory, and violated free speech.

The Arizona ban, passed in 2010, prohibited a course or class that “promotes the overthrow of the U.S. government, promotes resentment toward a race or class of people and is designed for pupils of a particular ethnic group.”

A three-judge panel at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in Maya Arce v. John Huppenthal, on the constitutionality of Arizona’s…
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A three-judge panel at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in Maya Arce v. John Huppenthal, on the constitutionality of Arizona’s ban on ethnic studies programs in public schools. The ban led to a dismantling of a Mexican-American studies program in the Tucson Unified School District. A group of students sued, arguing the law was overly broad, discriminatory, and violated free speech.

The Arizona ban, passed in 2010, prohibited a course or class that “promotes the overthrow of the U.S. government, promotes resentment toward a race or class of people and is designed for pupils of a particular ethnic group.” close